Comments on: OK, But Didn’t We Ban the “Peace Train” Guy?

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By: Ernest

Ernest — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:59 +0000

This is called hypocrisy. Imagine the US admitting into the country an outspoken critic of this administration. That would be a wild stretch. They won‘t allow the troublemaker into a bowling alley, let alone a major sporting event.

At least China had the decency to warn Mr. Cheek in advance thus to spare him the indignity of arrest, incarceration and deportation from the point of entry, which is a common practice on these shores.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:19:05 +0000

What the US has done should change the standards we hold others up to. What is particularly upsetting about this Joey Cheek story is that his crime was trying to raise awareness about a genocide, and the financial relationships that enable it. Silencing a genocide, and criticism of it, is a bid no-no in my book.
Not that the US (and the US based olympic sponsor) have clean hands, just that this is an opportunity to do the right thing. Here is a campaign I started to boycott the opening ceremonies for this reason: http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/olympic-sponsor-speak-out-on-darfur

By: zinger

zinger — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:38:20 +0000

"Cat Stevens", now known as "Yusuf Islam" - how does one go from calling for the death of Salman Rushdie to becoming a "peace activist"?

By: Ryan Grim

Ryan Grim — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:14:13 +0000

I'm bein' monitored by a moon shadow/Moon shadow, moon shadow

By: Reid

Reid — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:05:35 +0000

Isn't speedskating a winter sport?

I think you're being a little misleading about Cat Stevens. Maybe the Post's initial coverage was not 20 Point above the fold, but there was a lot of noise about that at the time (and since).